Casino

About Casino

Casino, Kasino in Swedish, is a classic fishing game that has been played at Swedish kitchen tables for generations. You take cards from the table with a card from your hand, by equal value or several that add up to it, and collect aces, spades and the two casinos: the ten of diamonds and the two of spades. Whoever dares to build can take many cards at once, but someone else may get there first. Here you play against the computer or with friends.

How to play

Fish cards from the table with cards from your hand: the same value, or several that add up to it (in Swedish Kasino). Build, sweep the table and collect aces, spades and the casinos.

• Everyone gets four cards and four cards go face up on the table. When the hands are empty, four new ones are dealt, until the deck is out.
• On your turn you play one card. You can take table cards of the same value, or several cards that together make the card’s value. You may take several such heaps at once.
• In the hand the ace is worth 14, the ten of diamonds (big casino) 16 and the two of spades (little casino) 15. On the table the ace is 1, jack 11, queen 12 and king 13.
• You can also build: lay your card on table cards so they make a value you hold a card for. Next time you take the whole build. Someone else may take it first, or raise it.
• If you cannot or will not take or build, you put the card down on the table. If you have your own build on the table, you must take it or build on first.
• Taking every card on the table is a sweep, even with the very last card of the deal. Whoever captured last gets the last-capture point and what is left when the deal ends. Leftovers do not give an extra sweep.
• Points: most cards 1, most spades 2, each ace 1, big casino 2, little casino 1, each sweep 1, last capture 1. The first to reach the goal when a deal ends wins.

Good to know

Taking
Tap a card in your hand. Table cards it can take light up. Tap Take, or choose which cards to take yourself. Tap the card twice to take at once.

Building
Choose a card in your hand and cards on the table, and tap Build. The build gets your name and shows its value.

Vs computer
Choose 1–3 opponents and how hard they are. A win gives experience points and shows on the top list.

With friends
Set up a table and share the code, or invite a friend from Spelbordet’s start page. If someone leaves, a computer player takes over.

Tips

Spades and aces

Spades, aces, the two of spades and the ten of diamonds score points. Take them when you can.

Build to secure

A build locks cards for you, but an opponent can take it if they hold the right value.

Sweeps

Taking every card on the table gives a sweep, worth a point. Do not leave single cards an opponent can take.

Take your build quickly

Your opponent can take or raise a build. Take it on your next turn if you can.

Keep the big and little casino

The ten of diamonds is worth 16 in hand and the two of spades 15. They can take builds no other card takes.

Variants and house rules

Whoever sets the table chooses.

• Play to: 11 points, 16 points, 21 points. The first to reach this many points when a deal ends wins.
• Building (by default: on): Lay a card on table cards so they make a value you hold in your hand, and take the build next time. Others may take it first.

Questions and answers

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